Pacific Northwest Ballet

PNB Lecture Demonstrations

Buy Tickets NEW! TWYLA THARP
Thursday, September 18, 5:30–7:00 pm, McCaw Hall

American dance icon Twyla Tharp is in residence at PNB! During August and September, Ms. Tharp will create two world premiere works, which will be unveiled for the season's opening repertory program, All Tharp.

Join us for a rare opportunity to hear Twyla Tharp discuss her new works for PNB, with excerpts performed onstage by Company dancers and the PNB Orchestra. Ms. Tharp will also field questions from the audience and members of the press. You may also submit a question for consideration to marketing@pnb.org.

Tickets:
  • Tickets are FREE for full-season Subscribers and Principal level donors and above. Receive complimentary tickets up to the number of seats in your subscription. Additional tickets may be purchased for $15. Call 206.441.2424 to reserve your tickets.
  • Mini-Season Subscribers: $15 per ticket. Call 206.441.2424 to purchase tickets.
  • General Public: $20 per ticket. Purchase online or call 206-441-2424.
Buy Tickets NEW! BALANCHINE'S PETIPA
Wednesday, October 1, 5:30–7:00 pm,
Studio C, The Phelps Center, 301 Mercer Street, Seattle
Tickets: $20.

Education Programs Manager Doug Fullington will discuss the influence of Balanchine's Russian training on his choreography, with a particular focus on pas de deux and corps de ballet choreography. Excerpts from PNB's 2008–2009 repertory will be performed by Company dancers and students from Pacific Northwest Ballet School. Ballets include Balanchine's Symphony in C and Jewels and, as a reference, Marius Petipa's La Bayadère.

Buy Tickets NEW! BALLET 101
Saturday, October 4, 2:00–5:00 pm,
The Phelps Center, 301 Mercer Street, Seattle
Tickets: $20.

Robert Greskovic, acclaimed dance writer for the Wall Street Journal, will participate in this seminar on ballet basics, drawing from his popular book, Ballet 101: A complete guide to learning and loving the ballet (Hyperion, 1998).

See also PNB Lecture Series

For More Information:
Please contact 206.441.2445 or dougf@pnb.org.

Programs and dates subject to change.